From DuBois To Lupino To Papp, Harlem’s Legendary Eulalie Spence 1894 – 1981
Eulalie Spence, June 11, 1894 – March 7, 1981, was a Harlem-based writer, teacher, director, actress and playwright from the British West Indies.
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Call For NY State To End The Sale Of All Flavored Tobacco As A Racial & Health Equity Imperative
By Dr. Hazel N. Dukes “For decades, Big Tobacco has made it clear that Black lives don’t matter to them.
Harlem’s Althea Gibson First Black Woman To Win A Championship At Wimbledon
Althea Gibson, August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003, was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and the first black athlete of either gender to cross the color line of international tennis.
2019 Annual Women’s Jazz Festival At The Schomburg Center In Harlem
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture today announced its 2019 Annual Women’s Jazz Festival celebrating the contributions of Black women performers across the genre, and featuring both well-known and unsung women performers in jazz today.
HW Pick: City Parks Foundation Announces the SummerStage 2018 Season
City Parks Foundation is thrilled to announce the 2018 season of SummerStage, New York City’s largest free outdoor performing arts festival, bringing more than 100 performances to Central Park and 17 neighborhood parks throughout the five boroughs.
Interview: Omelika Kuumba Spelman College’s Drum Major From Harlem To Harare
By Robert Walker Omelika Kuumba is Spelman College’s Instructor of African Dance Forms in the Department of Dance Performance & Choreography that has been a figurative “Drum Major” for the many students who are touched by her grace, focus and ability to unlock that God-given talent inside each one to achieve a quality of life beyond dance.
Margaret Higgins Sanger, Planned Parenthood Founder And Organized A Clinic In Harlem
Margaret Higgins Sanger, born Margaret Louise Higgins, September 14, 1879 – September 6, 1966, also known as Margaret Sanger Slee, was an American birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse.
Richard Claxton “Dick” Gregory Passes, 1932 – 2017
Richard Claxton “Dick” Gregory, October 12, 1932 – August 19, 2017, was an American civil rights activist, social critic, writer, entrepreneur, comedian, conspiracy theorist, and occasional actor throughout Harlem for decades.
Harlem’s Arthur Miller “The Greatest Playwright Of The 20th Century,” 1915 – 2005
Arthur Asher Miller, October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005, was an American playwright, essayist, and figure in twentieth-century American theater.
Mayor de Blasio Today Signs Legislation Increasing Percent For Art Program Funding
Mayor de Blasio today signed 12 pieces of legislation on which he previously held a hearing – Intros. 1290-A, 1295-A, 1296-A and 1297-A, in relation to the Percent for Art program…
First Lady McCray And Police Commissioner O’Neill Announce Resources To Combat Sex Trafficking In NYC
First Lady Chirlane McCray (pictured) and Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill today announced the City would be expanding its resources to combat sex trafficking in New York City.
New York Is The 16th Best State For Women’s Quality Of Life
With March being Women’s History Month and women outnumbering men in all but nine states today, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2016’s Best & Worst States for Women.
West Harlem’s Arthur Asher Miller 1915 – 2005
Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was a prolific American playwright, essayist, and prominent figure in twentieth-century American theatre. Among his most popular plays are All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953) and A View from the Bridge (1955, revised 1956).
Harlem’s Melissa Mark-Viverito Young Women’s Initiative
Today, Harlem Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and the New York City Council launched the Young Women’s Initiative, a multiplatform coalition aimed at supporting young women in New York City.
Harlem City Council’s Melissa Mark-Viverito And Others Announce NYC Young Women’s Initiative
Today, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Finance Committee Chair Julissa Ferreras ,Women’s Issues Committee Chair Laurie Cumbo, and Women’s Caucus Co-Chairs Elizabeth Crowley and Darlene Mealy announced the creation of the New York City Council’s Young Women’s Initiative.